See Also: lacertine(medicine)
lacertine(dictionary)

plastochron (iou) and lacertine (iou)


plastochron (iou)



plastochron noun. . E20.
[German, from Greek plastos (see -PLAST) + khronos time.]
Botany. The interval of time between the initiation of leaf growth at two consecutive nodes in a growing shoot apex.
plasto'chronic adjective M20.

lacertine (iou)



lacertine adjective. M19.
[from Latin lacerta lizard + -INE1.]
= LACERTILIAN. M19.
Of ornament: consisting of intertwined lizard-like figures. M19.